Olympic Games in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Olympic Games in the English»French Dictionary

Olympic Games N npl

Olympic Games

jeux m Olympiques

Translations for Olympic Games in the French»English Dictionary

l'édition 2012 des jeux Olympiques

the 2012 Olympic Games

Jeux Olympiques, JO SPORTS

Olympic Games, Olympics

concourir aux jeux Olympiques

to compete in the Olympic games

leur pays a été le plus grand triomphateur aux jeux Olympiques

their country carried off all the medals at the Olympic Games

Translations for Olympic Games in the English»French Dictionary

I.game [Brit ɡeɪm, Am ɡeɪm] N

1. game (activity):

game

jeu m

to play a game

jouer à un jeu

a game for three players

un jeu à trois (joueurs)

game of chance/of skill

jeu de hasard/d'adresse

it's only a game!

ce n'est qu'un jeu!

this isn't a game, you know!

ce n'est pas un jeu, tu sais!

to play the game fig

jouer franc jeu

don't play games with me! (tell me the truth)

ne me fais pas marcher!

don't play games with me! (don't try to be smart)

n'essaie pas de jouer au plus fin avec moi!

2. game (session, match):

game (of chess, cards, poker, darts, hide-and-seek)

partie f

game (of football, hockey, cricket)

match m

to have or play a game of cards/of chess

faire or disputer une partie de cartes/d'échecs

let's have a game of football

on fait une partie de foot? inf

let's have a game of cowboys

on joue aux cowboys?

3. game Am (professional sporting event):

game

match m

4. game (section of tournament):

game (in tennis)

jeu m

game (in bridge)

manche f

four games to one

quatre jeux à un

we're two games all

nous sommes à deux jeux partout

game to Hadman

jeu Hadman

game, set and match

jeu, set et match

5. game (skill at playing):

game

jeu m

how to improve your game

comment améliorer votre jeu

grass suits my game

j'aime bien jouer sur gazon

she plays a great game of chess

c'est une excellente joueuse d'échecs

to put sb off his/her game

distraire qn

6. game (trick, scheme):

game inf

jeu m

game inf

manège m

what's your game?

à quoi joues-tu?

so that's his game!

c'est donc ça sa combine! inf

I have no choice but to play his game

je n'ai pas d'autre choix que d'entrer dans son jeu

I decided to play the same game

j'ai décidé de rendre la pareille

he's up to his old games again

il refait des siennes

7. game (activity, occupation) inf, pej or hum:

the insurance/marketing game

le domaine de l'assurance/du marketing

the politics game

le jeu de la politique

I've been in this game 10 years

je suis dans la partie depuis 10 ans

he's new to this game

il est nouveau dans la partie

8. game:

game HUNT, FOOD

gibier m

game attr pâté, dish, stew

de gibier

game soup

à base de gibier

II.games N npl

1. games Brit SCHOOL:

games

sport m

good at games

bon/bonne en sport

good at games attr teacher, lesson, master, mistress

d'éducation physique

Phrases:

games, a. Games (sporting event)

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III.game [Brit ɡeɪm, Am ɡeɪm] ADJ

1. game (willing to try):

game

partant inf

he's game for anything

il est toujours partant inf

she's always game for an adventure/a laugh

elle est toujours prête à tenter l'aventure/à rire

OK, I'm game

d'accord, j'en suis

2. game (plucky):

game

courageux/-euse

3. game leg:

game

estropié

to have a game leg

boiter

IV.game [Brit ɡeɪm, Am ɡeɪm]

that's the name of the game

c'est ce qui compte

the game's up

tout est fichu inf

to beat sb at his/their own game

battre qn à son/leur propre jeu

to be/go on the game inf Brit

faire/se mettre à faire le trottoir inf

to give the game away

vendre la mèche

two can play at that game

à bon chat, bon rat prov

I.Olympic [Brit əˈlɪmpɪk, Am əˈlɪmpɪk, oʊˈlɪmpɪk] N

the Olympics

les jeux Olympiques

II.Olympic [Brit əˈlɪmpɪk, Am əˈlɪmpɪk, oʊˈlɪmpɪk] ADJ

Olympic torch, athlete, medal:

Olympic

olympique

Olympic Games in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Olympic Games in the English»French Dictionary

the Olympic games

les Jeux olympiques

Translations for Olympic Games in the English»French Dictionary

I.game¹ [geɪm] N

1. game (play, amusement):

game

jeu m

computer game

jeu pour ordinateur

game of chance/skill

jeu de chance/d'adresse

to be just a game to sb a. fig

n'être qu'un jeu pour qn

2. game (contest):

game board game, chess

partie f

game football, rugby

match m

game tennis

jeu m

game over

fin f de partie

to play a good game

faire un bon match

3. game SPORTS (skill level):

game

jeu m

to be off one's game

ne pas être en forme

to be on one's game

bien jouer

4. game pej (dishonest plan):

game

jeu m

the game is up

l'affaire est à l'eau

to be up to one's old games

refaire des siennes

to play games with sb

jouer avec qn

to beat sb at their own game

battre qn à son propre jeu

5. game pl (organized):

game

jeux mpl

the Olympic games

les Jeux olympiques

Phrases:

to give the game away

vendre la mèche

the game is worth the candle

le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle

to be on the game Brit inf

faire le tapin

game over

c'est fini

to play the game

jouer le jeu

what's your game?

où veux-tu en venir?

II.game¹ [geɪm] ADJ inf (willing)

game

partant(e)

to be game to +infin

être partant pour +infin

game² [geɪm] N no pl

1. game (animal):

game

gibier m

2. game (meat):

game

gibier m

Olympic [əˈlɪmpɪk, Am oʊˈ-] ADJ

Olympic champion, flame, stadium:

Olympic

olympique

International Olympic Committee

Comité m international des Jeux olympiques

game N

User Entry

board game

jeu de table m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He competed in the 400 metres event at the 2008 Olympic Games, but did not reach the final round.

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This was, and still is as of 2012, the highest place it has ever reached since the team's birth at any Olympic Games.

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At the 2012 Olympic Games he finished in twelfth place in the trap.

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He is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games.

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Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and some others.

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At the 2012 Olympic Games, she finished fourth in the final.

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But a leg injury in 2008 ended her bid for the Olympic Games.

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They held every four years, always one year prior to the ancient Olympic Games.

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He competed in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games.

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She competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, but did not reach the final.

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